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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate the Woodlawn
4 16-and-under Pony League Softball Team, the Lady Cardinals, on
5 finishing third at the Pony National Championships in
6 Harlingen, Texas; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Lady Cardinals are based in Woodlawn; the team
8 consists of 8 members from Woodlawn and 3 from Waltonville;
9 they competed mostly against all-star teams at the national
10 event that featured 60 teams in 5 age divisions; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In the quarterfinals, the Lady Cardinals beat a
12 team from San Antonio, but in the semifinals they lost to a
13 team from Mansfield, Louisiana; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The team is coached by Allen Patterson and Marty
15 Douthit; the members of the Lady Cardinals are Vanessa Newell,
16 Kayla Sutton, Courtney Vincent, Allison Douthit, Katie
17 Edwards, Kristina Draege, Kelsie Boldt, Samantha Graziani,
18 Veronica Newell, Morgan Patterson, and Alicia Barnes;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 congratulate the members and coaches of the Lady Cardinals on
23 placing third at the Pony National Championships, and we honor
24 them for proudly representing our great State; and be it
25 further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to the members and coaches of the Lady Cardinals as
28 an expression of our respect and esteem and with our best
29 wishes for the team's future success.